We all play video games. Heck, that's the reason you're in this class. But have you ever taken the time to stop and think about what components are present in video games? Certain elements are necessary for a game to be classified as a video game. The Monopoly game in a box in your game room is a game, but it clearly is not a video game.  Beyond such an obvious factor, however, there are other elements in video games that differentiate one video game from another. That's why you like certain games more than others. It's determined by the role you, the player, play in the game.

Do you prefer the in your face adventure of one on one (one on one hundred) combat? Or, do you prefer the more cerebral role of coaching your favorite team to the Super Bowl? Whatever your preference, what we are talking about is game genre. Genre is a French word meaning type or kind. Genre can also refer to more specific types of, in our case, video games. Undoubtedly, you are aware of many of these genres. In this unit, we are going to delve more deeply into eleven of the major genre of video games analyzing, comparing and contrasting as we seek a better understanding of each one.

Assignment 1 - Genre PPt

Working with a partner, choose one of the eleven major video game genre and prepare a PowerPoint to be presented to the class.

Your PowerPoint presentation will include:

–         a definition of your genre

–         when your genre was introduced

–         what led to the creation of this genre

–         enabling technology that allowed/aided creation of the genre

–         elements of game play

–         who plays (Demographics)

–         examples

–         additional information

•          Documented Resources    

•          Minimal Cut & Paste    

•          Use your own words

      Assignment 2 - Genre Collage

Express Yourself

Using Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, or the program of your choice,  create a collage of games from all eleven of the major video game genre. Each game must be identified by name and genre. Your collage must contain at least one image from each game you select.